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Football Treasures: Artifacts from the 1880s to the Present

Explore football in the Smithsonian's collections with items dating from the late 1880s to the present, including sheet music, memorabilia, football inspired art, and unusual artifacts.

Museum / Unit

National Museum of American History 142 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery 29 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 26 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 15 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Anacostia Community Museum 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Archives of American Art 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian Libraries 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Catalog of American Portraits 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Photographs 35 Filter by term Exclude term
pennant, football 16 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 15 Filter by term Exclude term
button, football 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Card, Football 14 Filter by term Exclude term
helmet, football 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Helmets 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Postage stamps 9 Filter by term Exclude term
card, football 9 Filter by term Exclude term
football helmet 9 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 28 Filter by term Exclude term
Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Christians 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1910s 10 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 5 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 12 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 17 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 14 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 36 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 57 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 33 Filter by term Exclude term
2000s 21 Filter by term Exclude term
2010s 8 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

United States 51 Filter by term Exclude term
North and Central America 22 Filter by term Exclude term
California 14 Filter by term Exclude term
United States of America 9 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Ohio 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Chicago 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Illinois 5 Filter by term Exclude term
North America 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Pennsylvania 5 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure 124 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery Collection 29 Filter by term Exclude term
Currently not on view 28 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 26 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Sports & Leisure 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Photography 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Work and Industry: Photographic History 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Graphic Arts 11 Filter by term Exclude term
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052 10 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Football 199 Filter by term Exclude term
Sports 180 Filter by term Exclude term
Professional 72 Filter by term Exclude term
Athletes 40 Filter by term Exclude term
Men 35 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 30 Filter by term Exclude term
Photography 20 Filter by term Exclude term
Amusements 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Costume 16 Filter by term Exclude term
collegiate 15 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Not determined 169 Filter by term Exclude term
Usage conditions apply 72 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 9 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

Excluded:

Remove Date: 1990s

Superbowl

Sunday Service from the Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Portfolio

Wide Receiver--Memorial High School

Super Bowl Contenders

Joe Namath Professional Yo-Yo

Football trading card for Warren Moon

Football trading card for Reggie Collier depicting Joe Gilliam

Football Cleats

Smithsonian Football Game

Princeton vs. Yale football ticket

Football helmet used by a member of the San Fransisco 49ers

Quarterback Draw Football game

Jim Brown, Cleveland, OH, 1965

President John F. Kennedy throwing a football

Bio panel featuring members of the original 1972 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleading squad

Front cover from Ebony magazine, October 1946

Whistle used by Football Referee Red Friesell

Photograph of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, Carrie O'Brien-Sibley

Brett Favre

Sports Illustrated magazine

Photograph of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, Carrie O'Brien-Sibley

NFL Hall of Fame helmet for Tony Dungy

Football Player

Torry Holt, St. Louis, MO 2001

America's TV Sports Magazine Weekend Kickoff magazine

Foot ball

Jackson, Mississippi

Untitled, from the Los Angeles Documentary Project

Paul Governali

Football Helmet

Pro-Air football helmet

Air IV junior football helmet

Air V Football Helmet

MacGregor Football Helmet Model H612

Spalding Football Helmet Model 100

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